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A successful joint collaboration between researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the startup company TyrNovo may lead to a potential treatment of brain diseases. 
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DURHAM —
Chris Rosati dreamt of stealing a Krispy Kreme delivery truck and driving it across town in a high-profile police chase. With glaze covering his face, he would give away doughnuts and incite smiles from complete strangers. Rosati lived out his dream Tuesday without going to jail – he rolled up in the Krispy Kreme Cruiser, a 1960 Starliner bus that smells like a bakery, and delivered 1,000 doughnuts to Duke clinics and his old school, Durham Academy. He doesn’t focus on the negative ................................
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December 21, 2013 5:49 AM
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Company selects lead candidate and files patent covering novel therapeutics
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December 1, 2013 2:52 PM
I have been diegnoses with ALS 4 weeks ago.I feel like ive been dropped off the face of the earth bye my Dr.Is it realy true that there is no med. for the symptoms of this disease?I know thers no cure as of yet,but nothing to ease the horrable symptoms?Come on,this is so not right.
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A team of researchers has brought new clarity to the picture of how gene-environmental interactions can kill nerve cells that make dopamine.
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Using a discovery platform whose components range from yeast cells to human stem cells, Whitehead Institute scientists have identified a novel Parkinson’s disease drug target and a compound capable of repairing neurons derived from Parkinson’s...
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Online networks can offer support but can be a source of added stress, too.
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ANN ARBOR: Stem cell research thrives at University of Michigan - ANN ARBOR — Five years ago this month, Michigan voters opened the door for a full range of stem cell research in the state.
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/PRNewswire/ -- Being diagnosed with any medical condition is distressing, but a diagnosis of Parkinson's is particularly devastating: physicians are telling patients that the neurons in the brain that control their bodily movements are dying.
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As principal of a busy elementary school, Josh Wandell has plenty to keep him busy. What he doesn't have time for is pity. Wandell, 36, is battling
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A 60 Minutes producer remembers neuroscientist Dr. Scott Mackler, who we first met in 2008 during his struggle with ALS
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A new study shows that a neurologist in an office thousands of miles away can deliver effective specialized care to people with Parkinson’s disease. For individuals with the condition – many of whom have never seen a specialist – these “virtual house calls” could allow them to live independently...........................
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December 4, 2013 9:15 PM
“We have an ample supply of neurologists in the country to take care of people with Parkinson’s, but because of distance, disability, and the distribution of doctors, many patients have a difficult time seeing a specialist,” said Dorsey. Working with PatientsLikeMe, the study invited individuals with Parkinson’s who lived in the five states where Dorsey is licensed to practice medicine – California, Delaware, Florida, Maryland, and New York – to receive one free telemedicine consultation in the comfort of their own home. The participants downloaded secure web-based video conferencing software developed by California-basedVidyo. The technology, which is akin to Skype, only requires an Internet connected computer and a webcam.
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Alright, another week post surgery and I’m feeling so much better than last week’s post. I have much more range of motion in my neck. Even if I do something that aggravates it, the pain is much les...
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After winning a Super Bowl, the former NFL player contracted Lou Gehrig's disease - but that didn't stop him from pushing the Baltimore Ravens to victory
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Selflessness, determination, courage and hope.
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Team Gleason begins its climb to Sanctuary Lodge on Machu Picchu. Check out the adventure that ensued, which included a chair breaking and a group being dropped off near a cliff.
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EXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures and producer Scott Stuber have set Sarah Treem to adapt Until I Say Good-Bye: My Year Of Living With Joy, the memoir by Susan
This is the memoir by Spencer-Wendel of facing her mortality as ALS begins to take a toll on her. Treem’s recent credits include HBO’s In Treatment, Netflix’s House Of Cards and the Showtime pilot The Affair.
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Former New Orleans Saints special teams ace Steve Gleason will the subject of the NFL Network’s Emmy-nominated series “A Football Life” this week.
The one-hour show airs at 8 p.m. Tuesday with an encore presentation at 11 p.m. Also, “A Football Life: Backstory,” a special half-hour in-studio show that will air at 9 p.m., will delve deeper into Gleason’s story.
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Scientists at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and University Health Network (UHN) have found a new link between early-onset Parkinson’s disease and a piece of DNA missing from chromosome 22.
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Two Georgia men are among those willing to risk everything to try to stop ALS.
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A group of 22 scientists across Australia has received a grant of $2.2 million to study the disease. The funds have been raised by the MND Research Institute of Australia................................
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November 23, 2013 5:17 PM
This brings a lot of questions to mind. What is MND? What's the harmfullness of MND? It seems that it is very harmful because scientists spent 2.2 million.
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PixarBio Corporation has been launched to research and develop novel biomaterials for long term-personalized drug delivery systems for Parkinson’s Disease.PixarBio’s founding team includes InVivo Therapeutics co-founders Frank Reynolds, and Robert S.
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